Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
Valentines al Hnhhard,s the ieweler

A masquerade ball Is billed 1or FRI
day night, the 18th inst.
MAsKs-For the masquerade at Hub
bard's the Jeweler. 81
DR.. Stout will attend Masonic grand
lodge at Atchison next week.
Four 5-foot walnut showcases for sale
by HUBBARD, the Jeweler. 81
o. p. Poole thinks he will locate in
Lamar, Colorado. He has purchased
property there.
J. Y. Titus thinks the waters Of
Gueda Springs would help his rheuma-
tism, and he will likely go over and try
! them.
IS. Ballinger, we'll known in this
county as of the firm of Schlupp & Bal
linger, died at his home at st. Joseph,
Mo-, on the oath ult.
1t is believed that the recent land de-
cisiOn will effectually settle all contest
cases in this county, and there are sey-
eral of them. Mr.. Muldrow is a popu-
lar man in this county now.
Messrs. Thomas Il. Campbell and
Frank Thornton, of Lafayette county,
Mo. we're here Thursday, on their way
home from a trip to Coldwater. They
both took stock in the Paladora town
company.
Frank II. Shelley. of Kiowa, was
here yesterday. He says that in a
short time he will have something to
say to the live stock breeders of this
county of great interest to them.
1t is likely that the ladies will be per-
mitted to vote IN the city election next
April. In that event, lively time may
be expected, for there are several popu-
lar young gentlemen IN this city who
are shaping their affairs to catch the
female vote.
1t is said that a number of persons
who have selected and have in use fam
lily lots in the city cemetery, have neg
lected to pay the city for the same. The
mayor and city clerk are prepared to
deliver deeds to those who are ready to
pay for their lots.
Has any one wondered where the
great and only Jim Johnson might be
wintering this season ? Nothing has
been heard from him by even his most
trusted friends here, and there is a
growing fear that he may have gone to
honest work somewhere.
a partial eclipse of the moon was no
ticed here yesterday morning at half
past three o'clock. The sky was clear,
and the view was perfect. Those who,
like all industrious newspaper men,
were up at that early hour, were well
paid for their early rising.
In the INDEX this week are the final
proof notices of the following claim
ants: Melissa Smith, Joseph thinner
man, Joseph p. Ellington, James Q.
Wheat, Michael j. O'Neal, John G.
Blackwood, Stephen SlaDe, John Excl
and Andrew X. Tennent. Every claim
ant should read his notice carefully.
There is considerable inquiry now fol-
facts relating to Barber county from
persons desiring to locate here. OuI
real estate agents should prepare theiI
circulars, maps, cards, etc, for the
spring campaign. Remember that the
INDEX has the best equipped Office in
this part of the state for doing such
b work.
The fourth and last quarterly confer.
ence, of the NJ. f. church, in this city
will be held next Saturday evening in
the church, commenting at Z O'Clock. AL
official members arerequested to be pre-
> sent. There VIII be a I've feast at II
O'Clock Sunday morning, and at II
, O'Clock Rev. DIR. Gates will occupy the
pulpit. AS this will be the last oppor
tunity to hear Rev. DR.. Gates, there
should be a large attendance. The
usual quarterly conference services
will take place Immediately after morn
ing sermon. Preaching also at night.
Sun City Union: ut is rather anus
ing to hear the remarks of some of the
commercial drummers who pass through
this cOuntry-sOme of the dudish or.
der. There was a specimen passed
through this place few days ago anC
stopped near the public well, called tt
one of our citizens and asked the name
: of the town, and when told, he said
"Well, weally, its fair sort of place
l staid all night at the town just below
: here and it was awfully horwid, don't
cher-know. 1 can't see what you fel
labs get to eat" said the creature, ant
when told 1t was principally "buffalC
t chips" that we feed on, he exclaimed
: ''Oh deah, how hOrwid, awfully." Jus
t then something struck him, and h,
! pulled his freight
4 The locating committee of the Pala
: dora town company pulled out Monda,
morning, !headed for No Man's-Land
: The party consisted of Messrs. L. w
1 Kline, surveyor; J. NJ. Sherry. chair
man of the committee; w. V. Evans
pilot; III. Nelson, l.. A. Shaw, w. w
I Curd, III. Thompson, Henry Reilman
$ G.. III. Merchant and wife and daugh
: ter. Mr.. Merchant and family go t,
stay. There will be several others VIII,
j will join the party OH the road. II i
:. expected that the committee will selec
Il a town-site, have the necessary survey
3 ing done, and return here inside of
days. About the first of April the col
e ony will made move toward the prom
S ised land. There are now about seven
e ty members, and new names are bein
a added every day.
It Our Union Settlement correspondent
# writes: Railroad is the topic of tn
q day among the farmers in this vicinity
:; Each one thinks the road will either rui
e through his field or in front of his house
l. -. Mr.. G. Ryan has bought him fin